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Old 01-15-2008, 10:27 AM
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The left begin abandoning Hillary.

Now I consider myself fiscally conservative with a libertarian streak when it comes to government and a bit more liberal when it comes to social issues. I guess I'd say I'm against taxes, for smaller government and for a woman's right to choose although I'm against abortion on a personal level. I just want everybody to know where I sit before I tell you where I stand. I am an avid reader of political stuff, whatever that stuff may be and whereever that stuff may come from. I read right wing stuff and left wing stuff.

That being said, I am noticing that the rats are starting to leave the Hillary ship. Note the following 2 entries from the left wing e-zine "Slate"

Experience is not one of Hillary Clinton's assets. - By Timothy Noah - Slate Magazine

The case against Hillary Clinton. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine

From Wikipedia:

Slate's focus and editorial slant is politically liberal, as seen in choice of columnists, choice of and position on topics, and featured cartoon, Doonesbury. During the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign, a significant majority of staff and contributors supported Democratic challenger John Kerry.
A more fine-grained analysis puts Slate slightly to the left of The New Republic, but still to the right of Salon.com or The Nation. It includes many voices of the Clintonian / Democratic Leadership Council / neoliberal point of view.

Both of these writers are firmly entrenched left wing journalists. When your own machine turns against you I think the writing is on the wall. Obama looks like the Dem's choice.
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